RT Book, Section A1 Kantor, Jonathan SR Print(0) ID 1141252895 T1 The Hands and Feet T2 Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071836579 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141252895 RD 2024/10/15 AB The hands and feet present some novel challenges to wound closure. First, these areas are highly mobile—by their very nature, these locations are under constant stress, so that the dorsal hands are subject to significant stretching when making a fist or grasping an object. Second, these areas are subject to repetitive friction, on the hands when they are put in a pocket or purse and on the feet while wearing shoes. Moreover, since the hands are frequently exposed to bacteria in the course of everyday events and the feet often spend the day occluded and are bathed in a significant bacterial load during showers, these areas also have a theoretically higher risk of postoperative infection.